Elway: Broncos are no closer to finding quarterback

[Big Bid'Ness]

Fromrofootballtalk.com

Tebowmania has taken over the greater Denver area, just not the Broncos front office.

Broncos executive vice president of football operations John Elway continues to be lukewarm about Tim Tebow’s future as the starting quarterback of the Broncos.

Gary Miller asked Elway the following question on his weekly radio show on 102.3 FM, via the Denver Post.

“Any closer to feeling if you have your quarterback on this team?”

Elway flatly answered “no.”

“I think obviously [Tebow is] making progress week in and week out. When you look at our third down numbers, those have to improve. I mean, that’s the bottom line,” Elway said. “We can’t go 3-for-13 [on third downs] and win a world championship. Those are the type of things we have to keep improving.”

Sure, this is tough love. But it’s not the type of tough love we’d see if Elway had drafted his own quarterback in the first round that fits Elway’s image of what a franchise quarterback should be.

Elway did praise Tebow’s ability to work late game magic, saying he wasn’t surprised Tebow could make plays in tough situations.

Still, it’s clear that Tebow has a lot of work to do to convince his bosses that he should be the team’s starter next year. Tebowmaniacs point to the media for unfair criticism of their hero.

But it’s clear that some of the biggest doubts regarding Tebow’s long-term viability reside at Broncos headquarters.

 

[RipCity32]

Hahahahahahaha.

 

[playmaker7]

John just owned him. Fuck Tebow!!! He knows what he's talking about

 

[WHO-DEY-BENGALS_18]

C'mon John, get out there and play.

 

[Mooche]

SMH..

This Denver shit is just such a circus. I mean, let's get real, Tebow needs to start hitting wide open guys before he can be really happy about him. I'm just sick and tired of the Broncos constantly being in the media all the time now.

 

[DJT]

LOL

 

[RipCity32]

Tebow's reaction to Elways comments are so annoying lol.
He's like a robot, show some fucking anger or something.

 

[ZigZag]

Tebow's reaction to Elways comments are so annoying lol.
He's like a robot, show some fucking anger or something.

Not surprising coming from a Detroit fan

 

[RipCity32]

Doesn't really matter what fan I am, has no relevance to the comment I made.

 

[ZigZag]

It's no judgement on you. You're all about Suh and Schwartz getting fired up and Tebow is like the complete opposite

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

Profootballtalk.

Elway is “very hopeful” that Tebow will be the answer

Former Broncos quarterback John Elway claps on the sidelines during the second half of their NFL football game against the Dolphins in Miami Reuters

Two days after his “um . . . no” response and six after that perfunctory golf clap coupled with an “oh crap, we’re stuck with him” look on his face, Broncos V.P. of football operations John Elway once again has addressed the future of quarterback Tim Tebow.

Appearing on KOA radio in Denver, Elway said he hopes Tebow becomes the team’s long-term franchise quarterback.

“I am very hopeful that Tim Tebow is our guy,” Elway said, via Mike Klis of the Denver Post. “Am I absolutely positive at this point in time? No I’m not. I want to believe that and that’s what I want to happen.”

Fine, but why say anything when everything that represents less than unequivocal support for the second-year quarterback will rile up the Tebowmaniacs?

”It would be absolutely wonderful for the Denver Broncos and Denver Bronco fans if Tim Tebow could become that franchise guy,” Elway said. “And believe me we’re all hopeful he can be that guy. He’s come in and won four of the past five games and he’s played well. You’re not always going to make great strides week-in and week-out because you have ups and downs. But what I want to emphasize is, we’re all hopeful Tim’s the guy. I wish I had that crystal ball to be able to say that he absolutely is or . . . I don’t want to say he’s not because I don’t believe that. But it’s hard to say if Tim Tebow is absolutely that guy. We’re very hopeful that he is.”

The problem is that the Tebowmaniacs already believe he has earned the right to be the “franchise guy,” at least for 2012 if not beyond. And so they don’t want to hear anything other than positive comments from Elway or coach John Fox about the object of their extreme affection.

In other words, Elway’s Twitter feed is about to blow up. Again.